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I have read that there is a 5gb limit, even with the 'unlimited' plan. is it true, or do we have an unlimited plan?
Its unlimited....I asked a VZWireless Rep about a month ago.
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I can confirm this too, no cap
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5GB isn't a cap, it's the point of bandwidth degradation for excessive users.
fivefour said:
Its unlimited....I asked a VZWireless Rep about a month ago.
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Captainkrtek said:
I can confirm this too, no cap
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okay, thank you both of you.
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5GB isn't a cap, it's the point of bandwidth degradation for excessive users.
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ah, okay. makes sense.
Just don't torrent through tethering and you should be fine. I never use 5GB and I use Pandora and streaming sometimes, and I even have downloaded I think a 100-500MB file before.
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Just don't torrent through tethering and you should be fine. I never use 5GB and I use Pandora and streaming sometimes, and I even have downloaded I think a 100-500MB file before.
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Haha, that's why I asked... that and playing halo using tethering.
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neederishelp said:
Haha, that's why I asked... that and playing halo using tethering.
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Wow. I'd make sure you have a tethering plan.
there is a 5gb limit. I went over and was charged for every kb or mb. When I talked to the tech they said u can pay for an extra 5gb to make it 10.. so unless they changed it I would not go over.. google it and u will find the full detailed info about that unlimited = the 5gm cap
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Verizon wireless website states in the fine print a 5gb limit. They have a calculator to estimate how much usage you can get out of 5gb depending on what you your data for.
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Show me this fine print..I blatantly asked the rep if there is an imposed monthly limit on data and he answered no. Their external hardware tethering (USB dongle) solution has a 5 gigabyte per month limit or if you tether your smart phone...ie a BlackBerry.
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Upon checking VZW again, you are correct, the fine print is under mobile data via aircards and BB tether. I guess they don't expect anyone to exceed 5gb on a phone alone. I wouldn't be suprized if they raised an eyebrow on smartphone data usage that high though. It's the golden rule; the one's with the gold get to make the rules
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Right now I'm up to 120G of data usage. No extra charge or anything like that.
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johnnyboy1549 said:
Right now I'm up to 120G of data usage. No extra charge or anything like that.
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yeah ive torrented via tethering and used xbox live also and definitely exceeded that "5gb" and have gotten no extra charges to my account for it.
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Right now I'm up to 120G of data usage. No extra charge or anything like that.
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In the words of Joe Dirt..."daaaang"
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fivefour said:
In the words of Joe Dirt..."daaaang"
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Yeah. At one point early this week it was going up about 15 to 20 G's. A day.
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I called Verizon today and they said the "Data Plan" for the phone itself is unlimited, but for Tethering it would be $2/mb!! Is that because they assume we use some sort of Verizon approved app for tethering? How would they know the difference? I want to tether, but Im afraid to get charged a radical amount. I use "Wireless Tether", So it uses the actual data plan.
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I called Verizon today and they said the "Data Plan" for the phone itself is unlimited, but for Tethering it would be $2/mb!! Is that because they assume we use some sort of Verizon approved app for tethering? How would they know the difference? I want to tether, but Im afraid to get charged a radical amount. I use "Wireless Tether", So it uses the actual data plan.
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Only if you were to use a Verizon licensed app would you incur tethering fees....wifi tether is fine to use in my experience. It is not impossible for Verizon to monitor your traffic...be aware there is always a possibility of incurring tethering fees..even if the likelyhood is small.
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fivefour said:
Only if you were to use a Verizon licensed app would you incur tethering fees....wifi tether is fine to use in my experience. It is not impossible for Verizon to monitor your traffic...be aware there is always a possibility of incurring tethering fees..even if the likelyhood is small.
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Thank you for the Clarification. Well if people are using 50g/month I highly doubt that I would have a problem. I have even used 5gigs on just the hone alone last month, so I highly doubt that they would think something was up.
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Thank you for the Clarification. Well if people are using 50g/month I highly doubt that I would have a problem. I have even used 5gigs on just the hone alone last month, so I highly doubt that they would think something was up.
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I doubt it as well.
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I have noticed recently in the past 2 days my 3g on phone is running much slower. I notice when I try to load a youtube video on my phone it take forever to load. Also, when im tethering to my laptop it too is slow.
This just started recently so I'm curious is it just a network problem or are you guys aware of something going on my phone.
I am currently running:
Bionyx 1.2 with the Ka5
Thank you for your responses.
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Check your data usage. You may be throttled.
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Indigo779 said:
Check your data usage. You may be throttled.
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Yup that sounds like the problem
t-mobile now offers a tether feature for 15 bucks, not sure if it eliminates the 5gb cap but its a good question for care
After many hours of trying to get this working, I think I've finally succeeded.
Please test that both Wifi Calls and Normal Calls are working properly and that Wifi Calling doesn't force close.
Flash this with CWM. This was tested on BiWinning 3.0
So close to having this for gingerbread, I can almost hear my phone ring in my living room
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Surprised, so many people were after this. Now it's been here for 6 hours and no one has flooded this thread yet?
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Surprised, so many people were after this. Now it's been here for 6 hours and no one has flooded this thread yet?
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I agree. I just think with the leap in gingerbread and themes for 2.2 this is lost. But i cannot wait for wifi calling in gingerbread. Great step forward.
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I'm very happy about this, I'm going to try the new toxic or biwinning tomorrow. But I really can't wait to see this for 2.3
THANKS
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I'm very happy about this, I'm going to try the new toxic or biwinning tomorrow. But I really can't wait to see this for 2.3
THANKS
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The Wifi calling works for biwinning for me.
Shermer321 said:
I agree. I just think with the leap in gingerbread and themes for 2.2 this is lost. But i cannot wait for wifi calling in gingerbread. Great step forward.
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Same here, there's just not much demand now for 2.2.1 mods. With gingerbread having mostly working GPS, it is a "might as well" upgrade.
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Awesome...
This is great. My wife's phone is running on a 2.2 ROM because there was no 2.2.1 version of wifi calling. I'll upgrade her tonight and see how it works.
Running biwinning and wifi calling so nice thanks
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Surprised, so many people were after this. Now it's been here for 6 hours and no one has flooded this thread yet?
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i guess its cuz after finding out that wifi calling still uses your minutes (asfter talking to a tmobile tech suppot), then thats why... i think most people think wifi calling is free... it is actually beneficial for especially for those people who have weak network signal on their place..
noinoi24 said:
i guess its cuz after finding out that wifi calling still uses your minutes (asfter talking to a tmobile tech suppot), then thats why... i think most people think wifi calling is free... it is actually beneficial for especially for those people who have weak network signal on their place..
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Saved tons of money if you go abroad to call home.
Awesome sauce! I banged my head against this one until I just couldn't do it anymore, then completely lost hope when I was providing logs to the Nexus S guys trying to port Wifi calling, and saw the constant failure they were running into. Man, this is good stuff!
noinoi24 said:
i guess its cuz after finding out that wifi calling still uses your minutes (asfter talking to a tmobile tech suppot), then thats why... i think most people think wifi calling is free... it is actually beneficial for especially for those people who have weak network signal on their place..
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I read an forum somewhere where people were calling tmobile and having added to their plan and so long as you have it added "officially" then minutes weren't debited from their plan. people with grandfathered plans won't be able to do this without losing their grandfathered plans. People were having better success adding this feature online with a live chat from tmobile, as some representatives had no idea what people were talking about while others added it with no problems. I guess it matters which rep your get. But there were many people conforming that once the feature was added they confirmed no minutes being debited in "my accounts" etc.
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So has anyone tried this on Malice 3? Don't care for Bi-winning's interface.
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Saved tons of money if you go abroad to call home.
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So if im in england and if I use widow calling to text will it still have the rediculous roaming fees or will it be normal tmobile fees(I have unlimited to texting.. so free)
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So if im in england and if I use widow calling to text will it still have the rediculous roaming fees or will it be normal tmobile fees(I have unlimited to texting.. so free)
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The way Wifi Caling works is that it uses the internet to send and receive both calls and txt(not MMS). So in theory this should work the same no matter where you are in the world. Now there have been reports of it working successfully and other reports where it was not. So for you I would simply goto a free wifi cafe and turn on Wifi, attach to that free wifi and then turn on wifi calling. If it connects then send a txt to verify it is connected. If it goes through then you will have txt and calling as if you were standing in the US. in theory that is.
Thanks... Ill try it on jpj hopefully it doesn't charge us allot
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Thanks... Ill try it on jpj hopefully it doesn't charge us allot
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This package is only for JPK, using it on anything else will get you bootloops.
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This package is only for JPK, using it on anything else will get you bootloops.
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So it should work on Malice 3 then. Will anything need to be changed or just load the apk?
details so I don't screw it up would be great
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This package is only for JPK, using it on anything else will get you bootloops.
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Oh.. well it worked
Anyway been waiting for this for a while thanks allot!
Edit: nevermind im on jpk
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is it a good move to switch from Atrix to Photon?
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If you have the extra money in short....yes
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If you have the extra money in short....yes
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Agreed!But I think functionality should trump price.
but there are many big hands for this atrix; like fingerprint scanner, cyanogenmod support, active dev team... but i find the photon has cool camera features, big screen blah blah blah.....awh i need to find a photon user for better review!!!
Atrix is trash compared to the photon. Fact.
http://geekaphone.com/compare/Motorola-PHOTON-4G-vs-Motorola-ATRIX-4G
thanks for that.....wish photon had wifihotspot. rest everything happy..... well how much ram is user available??? its 815/1024 for atrix.
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thanks for that.....wish photon had wifihotspot. rest everything happy..... well how much ram is user available??? its 815/1024 for atrix.
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It does have wifi hotspot? It was on the stock rom when I purchased my phone. You can use hotspot on rooted as well 3G/4G. It has 816
Edit: I'm sorry no hotspot I was talking about tether *facepalm* lol.
what if we install custom roms like cm7 or miui? will they bring wifi hotspot? does it require any particular hardware of its just a software feature?
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Do you want to save money each month?/Quieres ahorrar dinero cada mes?
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is it a good move to switch from Atrix to Photon?
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Sprint has the best value in wireless considering you'll get 7.5 hours for landline calling included from Mon-Fri 7 am to 7 pm, all mobile to mobile calls while on Sprint's Nationwide Network are free, all calling after 7 pm are free, all domestic text messaging as well as domestic data usage are unlimited and free. All this on the Motorola Photon 4G starts at $87.99 ($79.99 + $8.00 Total Equipment Protection) before any NVP discounts and applicable taxes. Remember, both at&t and Verizon Wireless cap data usage per month and charge per MB over the included GBs and T-Mobile throttles data speed to 2G speed until the next billing cycle once 5 GB of 3/4G usage is exceeded.
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what if we install custom roms like cm7 or miui? will they bring wifi hotspot? does it require any particular hardware of its just a software feature?
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Hotspots work for me rooted. I never tried multiple devices I will when I get off and report back.
Gsmarena tells the photon has wifi hotspot, http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_photon_4g_mb855-3987.php
confusing.....
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I am currently stuck on the update without root like many.. but the main reason I root is for tether for my unlimited account.. I downloaded and paid for foxfi (now also pdanet) and it obviously didn't work a few weeks back.. however a new update today and the wifi hotspot works.. creates a vpn to work, but I am currently on it now.. update says for the maxx hd and others doesn't list the dna but I can confirm it works.. maybe worth the 5 bucks to someone here. Just a heads up.. (created this account just for this thread, I usually only lurk)
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I am currently stuck on the update without root like many.. but the main reason I root is for tether for my unlimited account.. I downloaded and paid for foxfi (now also pdanet) and it obviously didn't work a few weeks back.. however a new update today and the wifi hotspot works.. creates a vpn to work, but I am currently on it now.. update says for the maxx hd and others doesn't list the dna but I can confirm it works.. maybe worth the 5 bucks to someone here. Just a heads up.. (created this account just for this thread, I usually only lurk)
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if it works, its worth it. Vz currently won't let me hotspot at all (grandfather unlimited)
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if it works, its worth it. Vz currently won't let me hotspot at all (grandfather unlimited)
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OP is also on grandfathered unlimited.
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Great news. Finally! I'll try it.
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I have the DNA, and an unlimited plan. By default, when you try to tether up it will tell you to call your carrier to subscribe. You can do it, but you need to be rooted. If you are rooted then install the Android Wifi Tether app from here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googlecode.android.wifi.tether
Once you run the app use the following settings:
Device-Profile: Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)
Setup-Method: Auto
Enable "WiFi-driver reload"
Enable "Routing fix"
This should get you up and going.
But we're not rooted. This is "tether without root" discussion. If you're rooted, sure, you can use wifi tether no problem. The problem is to tether without root.
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If you get the latest wireless tether beta from Google there is an option for non root tether. I haven't been able to test it because I'm rooted but someone should try it.
It just uses the native tether framework. So Vzw can throttle it
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It just uses the native tether framework. So Vzw can throttle it
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And charge for it
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kaliblazin707 said:
It just uses the native tether framework. So Vzw can throttle it
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I forgot if I looked it up or not, but this throttling term, what exactly does it mean?
And how likely are you to lose your grandfathered unlimited plan by tethering?
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I forgot if I looked it up or not, but this throttling term, what exactly does it mean?
And how likely are you to lose your grandfathered unlimited plan by tethering?
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You won't lose it. And throttling is a server-side limit on your data throughput. Meaning really slow speeds
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You won't lose it. And throttling is a server-side limit on your data throughput. Meaning really slow speeds
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Really? You'll never lose it based on your usage? I've read otherwise and people saying that you'll be fine, so I've just been confused.
I currently use Clockwork tether until I can get rooted and use the wifi tether, decent app, reliable and good speeds.
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Really? You'll never lose it based on your usage? I've read otherwise and people saying that you'll be fine, so I've just been confused.
I currently use Clockwork tether until I can get rooted and use the wifi tether, decent app, reliable and good speeds.
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Nope you won't ever lose It. Some people in here use several hundred gigs a month. As long as your rooted you won't get charged/throttled either
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Nope you won't ever lose It. Some people in here use several hundred gigs a month. As long as your rooted you won't get charged/throttled either
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Well that is great news xD!
I actually went to the VZW store in the mall where I live to activate my dna since I needed a new sim,
and they decided to look at my data usuage, I was kind of nervous and the new person was being trained by the
manager and the new person was like "... You used 100gigs last month?" and the manager looked and said "I'm going
to give you a high five for that, that's the new store record here". Definitely a funny day and we continued to talk about
the phone, tethering and JTAG.
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Nope you won't ever lose It. Some people in here use several hundred gigs a month. As long as your rooted you won't get charged/throttled either
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But the more people who exploit their unlimited data by tethering huge amounts of data the sooner Verizon will force everyone off unlimited data.
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But the more people who exploit their unlimited data by tethering huge amounts of data the sooner Verizon will force everyone off unlimited data.
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From what I have read is that they can cancel your unlimited data if you are negatively effecting others experience.
Which can mean what ever they want it to really, but also you have the unlimited data to do as you please as long as
you please to.
So I really don't know on this topic.
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From what I have read is that they can cancel your unlimited data if you are negatively effecting others experience.
Which can mean what ever they want it to really, but also you have the unlimited data to do as you please as long as
you please to.
So I really don't know on this topic.
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If they cancel your unlimited for you using too much, you can get out of your contract. I use 90-100 gigs a month. One tech asked me how I used so much. I just said that I watch a lot of Netflix on my phone.
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I can't be bothered to Google it, but Verizon can't charge or throttle LTE tethering I do believe. Had something to do with the block C purchase and the FCC. Could be wrong though, bit I do remember reading something along those lines.
They can charge for the stock Wi-Fi hotspot app service, but if you use something else I think it's exempt...
Again, could be wrong...
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If they cancel your unlimited for you using too much, you can get out of your contract. I use 90-100 gigs a month. One tech asked me how I used so much. I just said that I watch a lot of Netflix on my phone.
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I'm pretty most everyone who currently has unlimited is already out of their contract.
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I can't be bothered to Google it, but Verizon can't charge or throttle LTE tethering I do believe. Had something to do with the block C purchase and the FCC. Could be wrong though, bit I do remember reading something along those lines.
They can charge for the stock Wi-Fi hotspot app service, but if you use something else I think it's exempt...
Again, could be wrong...
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They can't charge for tiered data, but they can and do for unlimited data, for obvious reasons.
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Not sure what you mean by out of your contract. I still have mine all good and well.
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I'm pretty most everyone who currently has unlimited is already out of their contract.
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I'm in mine and still have unlimited. Just got the DNA yesterday. VZW replaced my 4th RAZR in 4 days with a brand new phone of my choice (other than the iPhone 5).
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